Is this the SMALLEST Reef Tank Possible?

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[@ReefBuildersVideo]

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[@graffic13]

Halocaridina rubra shrimp would appreciate this more than the sealed " ecospere" they come in!

[@galapagos6186]

Trust me,you can fit a blue tang and two clown triggerfish in there,no problem.

[@kimberlymenjivar7314]

funniest comment lmfao

[@chachawinters5444]

I think a tiny dory and a tiny nemo really great

[@samwood82770]

What about a Sohal? I promise I am going to upgrade to 1 gallon tank next month.

[@chipthecomputerkatze8936]

Also a eel

[@donwan2637]

Ok I'll get one

[@Ellery-USA]

That is pretty cool, let's see if it's stable enough to keep anything long term. Definitely more for a challenge than value for sure.

[@bababoobo6334]

Would love to know if its stable or not

[@sadshxnobi]

still wont fit in a nyc apartment

[@kingincrimson]

just dip it whole in tyhe big tank to do a 100% water change.

[@bluerider0988]

Lol.

[@judgeholden849]

This but unironically lol

[@owenreaney6864]

Well it would be more of a 99.0000000009 percent water change.

[@owenreaney6864]

But really, 😂

[@thunderfox53]

Whats funny is that it might actually work hehe

[@areyouarobotz]

Wife said I couldn't get a fish tank but she didn't say I couldn't get a mini fish tank

[@sjoerdkielstra607]

Please keep updating! I really like it. Did you think of doing frequent water changes from the big tanks? Seems easier then dosing.

[@Ellery-USA]

I've been auto water changing every hour my nano and lowboy with the rest of my 500g system to make them pseudo-part of the main system and has made life much easier rather than hard plumbing everything. Works well if you have a controller or even something like the Auto Aqua AWC.

[@Pickwilliams]

This man deserves to be here more than many of us. Rest in peace.

[@GorgeousFaustina]

What happened?

[@apdroidgeek1737]

​@@GorgeousFaustinahe died suddenly likely from a heart attack

[@GorgeousFaustina]

@@apdroidgeek1737 whats his name??? Cuz the channels still uploading

[@apdroidgeek1737]

@GorgeousFaustina Jake Adams it's still running cuz the channel is owned by multiple people. It's like a publishing company.

[@Moondoggy1941]

Jake we miss you, RIP my friend.

[@Tinnerito]

Wait what

[@Moondoggy1941]

@@Tinnerito He died on a plane to Bali back in 2022.

[@pnwreefer7012]

PNW stands for Pacific Northwest, sorry but I cringed each time hoping you’d say the entire word haha. Harley is definitely creative though, big props to him

[@thrakkorzogw.4708]

Jake. Thank you for mentioning Scott. We don't know what he went through, but it had to be pretty bad to keep him away from his tank for 6 months.

[@dragunsLZ]

we need updates on this micro reef!! :D

[@Starganderfish]

I run a 4 gal pico. Tiny tanks are fun! Couple of notes here. Get yourself an ATO and even look at an AWC. The cost is ridiculous for a small tank but it makes maintenance simple. I use an Auto Aqua AWC and replaced the stock impeller pumps with mini diaphragm pumps so they don’t have to fit in the tank. Daily water changes of a couple hundred mills will keep that tank sparkling. Throw in some small snails (turbos are good) and maybe a tiny Hermit and the glass and bottom will be pristine (it’s almost impossible to get a glass cleaner in a tank this small). Feature some sexy shrimp or small crabs. Consider a couple of milimetres of sand substrate - flow in a tank this small is tough and crap will build up. Some sand and a Stromb or conch to clean it makes it look a lot more like a real tank. Finally - frag disks and plugs DO NOT WORK in a tank this small. They take up valuable real estate and look awful. It instantly kills the illusion that this is just a regular tank. Frag off those encrusting corals onto some rock rubble and they will look a million times better.

[@DEEPSKYWATCHERDSW]

here also 10L tank

[@gedontopps2885]

I disagree, I first saw these pico tanks with small frags of the right types of corals. That is what caught my eyes about them in the first place.

[@BossMkII]

Saw someone on reddit about 4 months ago on r/reeftank do it in a peanut butter jar. Said he did a 90% water change every night with his water from his other reef tank (dont know the size) and that it was about 30 fl. oz.

[@Purowalangkwenta]

Jake my man! Do you have the link where we can buy that? Thanks yo!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

pnw-custom.com

[@kimberlymenjivar7314]

thought the thumbnail was photoshop til I finally got watch the video hahaha!

[@fishpony1211]

That is a cool little tank. I would put some maxi mini carpet/rock flower nems and some sexy shrimp and porcelain crabs in it!! Would be super cool and easy maintenance

[@quokkaYT]

Damn I knew it was small in the IG post but not THIS small

[@brandon429]

I read where these have a little heater built, pretty neat. On my sealed half gallon tank that ran for several years it really was not a big deal to just seal off the system with a lid that could be lifted occasionally for feeding/ frag work and that refreshed the inside air/co2 balance just fine. Topoff doesn't have to be a hassle for these, getting a fitted glass lid for at least the top portion might help if evap was pretty bad.

[@kulaak-krii]

FINALLY! I can have a reef tank in my car!

[@preformancemustang]

I got to have one!!

[@cdyow]

Can't wait to see al the product vendors making this a $5,000 tank! 🤣 - Super cool, though!

[@SlightlyM3ntal]

So awesome of you to help out Scott! Really cool hobby when people are so quick and willing to help someone recover what they lost.

[@tomk3952]

Dude you just gained so much support from me. That’s awesome to help out Scott rebuild his reef!

[@JeanEstevez]

That pico looking better than my tank lol

[@brleong990]

I would add an additional overflow from the sump to a drain and then run a dosing pump from a big salt water reservoir to the tank. Then you can easily do a slow 100% water change everyday and not have to worry about dosing or waste export

[@shaecloud4403]

site says 3w 50 GPH return pump?! lol

[@DannysAquariums]

*I want to try one! I believe they ship throughout the world!*

[@micahholmes1629]

No it’s average I’m telling you

[@gulfcoastreefer6571]

HAHAHA when you test the water it’s a water change ! 😂👌🏻 I need one

[@girliepopcornpiggy7003]

That micro reef therapy tank will look nice on my custom Barbie Mansion setup😍😍

[@Waynerock77]

How many MP40’s would recommend for the pico on an SPS dominated set up😜. Wish they were a bit cheeper I want one. Got to figure out how to pitch it to the wife. I’ll just zoom in and make it look huge she will fall for it.

[@tacticalrenegade327]

I want one

[@gedontopps2885]

Hi Jake, I'm new to you but I've been watching you on KZbin over a year now. I've decided to comment today. I was in an aquatic pet store back in 2003 who had several of those mini tanks and their still running to this day. The store is located in Fountain Valley, CA off of Warner Blvd.

[@kiswanson]

Love the bonsai layout with the sps. One of your coolest builds. I will be very interested to see if it will last 6 months, because keeping parameters stable looks extremely challenging with that small of a tank.

[@NanoTLG]

Where can we buy this?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

pnw-custom.com

[@robertjacobson1399]

Where can this be purchased?

[@heikojansen6558]

What's the latest on this micro reef tank? Has it held up? thanks!

[@RomseyReef]

That’s an awesome pico tank I want one … definitely following the updates on this experiment tank

[@hookedonprjonrojas2314]

I’d love it for a small crustacean like a harlequin shrimp or coral crab

[@SharbucklesReef]

So amazing to see the community helping each other out. Happy Scott has guys like you to help him out, I was gutted to hear about his troubles.

[@charlieshobbies4852]

Yea, I’ve got a 0.0000000000000001 millilitre tank with a great white, black tip reef shark, tessalada eel, blue ribbon stingray, manta ray, green sea turtle, and a 75lbs bumblebee grouper. Unfortunately I had to remove my blue hippo tang as people thought it was unethical for him to have so much space.

[@alexpritchard8117]

Scott’s video was heartbreaking - so glad to see you’re going to help him out!

[@josephwhitt4719]

What is Scott’s channel if he has one

[@alexpritchard8117]

@@josephwhitt4719 mile high reefers

[@alsfishbarn1589]

Those SPS are tiny!! They make a really great contrast!

[@AdamFromCT]

Would be cool to see an update on this guy!

[@VincentBerard]

I’m thinking a shrimp or a pompom crab would be cool in there.

[@johnbrand1893]

It’s a unique teeny weeny ‘marine tank’ Looking 👀 forward to some ‘teeny weeny’ updates. 😂😂. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ManuelCastillo-kq3xy]

Hey, hello. Yo change 100% water every wieek y this nana Aquarium? The light it’s a common for planted tank? And for Last: wath meseure is the tank? Not the pico tank, it”s about first tank

[@indraalamsyah355]

WOW its doable!

[@alexandremueller6236]

where can i buy one

[@corsair371]

Totally awesome micro pico rico tiny tank

[@chachawinters5444]

Wow.. that's awesome ✨🌸🏵️ can put on the work table.. or study table.. etc.. cool things to have.. ✨ add a bit of live sand and put in a tiny dory too it will make it completely perfect!

[@strangethingshappens]

Where to buy? :D

[@Okamika44]

Sorry to say but I have done a smaller reef. About half the display volume. Zoanthids and pulsing Xenia with a sexy shrimp. circulation by air pump and standpipe. 3 watt led 7000k. Yours looks nicer though.

[@htc148]

yall have to check the par 🤣 that's a really nice little tank.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I actually will because the light may be weak but it's so CLOSE to the tank that it might be getting up there

[@Chloroplastspectrum]

Oh my god I was NOT prepared. I thought the thumbnail was a composite image and the tank was 2-3 gallons and I was wondering why you put paving stones in the tank... which turned out to be frag plugs!

[@paulkeaton8989]

That's the prime tank for the teachings of Takashi Amano. I'd go iwagumi style with some GSP and three perfectly placed stones

[@ManuelCastillo-kq3xy]

hello. How can the flow be increased? There is very little water movement that occurs.

[@beaujones1031]

this is so dope

[@gentlemanreefer6105]

What a beauty!

[@slirpslirp]

come on , it's a mission impossible :D i'm so impatient to see the results

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

YES! Exactly like that

[@christopherschaller6963]

Mine arrives Friday! Ordered last week, Glad I got it before this came out haha

[@pnwcustom]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@CartersToyBox357]

Wait what happened lol, it always says WWC in the beginning now it says top shelf aquatics as a sponser🤔. Lol this probly happened months ago I just didn’t notice

[@jackkain7141]

Add a tiny, tiny LED grow light (2-4 diodes) to the sump area, give it a refugium.

[@benkenyon6161]

Really ? $199 for that it's cool as he'll but damm that's it soo expensive for such a little tank I could get a new 35gal for that

[@rickalcala7786]

This hobby was just introduced to me, this video did a great job at explaining the details of a nano tank. I want to build something similar maybe with 2 gallons. What would I need to start off? What are the main priorities to making sure this is a healthy environment? Thanks!

[@ThePandemicPodcast]

That’s dope

[@wateronthefloor]

You need to add a copepod/amphipod or two as a cleanup crew to the pico pico tank!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

They're already in there hitching along with the corals

[@gedontopps2885]

Ohhhhh BTW, I was wondering how are your CHRISTMAS Tree worms are doing?

[@channelsix6005]

If theres 1 thing i know about having a really small 1, its that women are not impressed by it

[@joshavila1176]

Yea a micro isn’t really impressive

[@imranbacchus6153]

This makes me feel great about the 3 gallon pico I’m about to start on lol

[@mitian]

Good Morning - you might not read my comment - I am a fan of your show and that is so nice of you helping Scott very nice of you. have a good day.

[@PazLeBon]

Can I really call my molehill a mountain? :)

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

It’s all about perspective!

[@justinsleeper3734]

I think it needs a fuge in the sump. Maybe one strand of chaeto would do it.

[@KrystalTolson]

7:42am where do you get the stand pipe tube to add to the drain to reduce the bubble and salt spray?

[@Fatal_Inertia]

Definitely gonna get one of these for my work desk

[@anthonytindle13]

You take measurements then guess what is the point of measurement I could guess what yo want from here on Mars.

[@ManuelCastillo-kq3xy]

What It’s cleaning plan? Change All watervevery week?

[@isha_sadhguru_follower5896]

Seller: Reeftank Newbie first time in Shop is like: " come on, one Clowfish will fit"

[@MikeyColon]

The evaporation has to be a nightmare.

[@pnwcustom]

Comes with lids for the display and sump! Top off with 15ml daily, or use an ATO for stability!

[@billysprout2374]

one molecule of h2o evaporates and the specific gravity is 1.04 LOOL

[@anniejefferson4642]

In a buildoff with this. Hahaha

[@ImTheRealJake]

$199!?!?! Gtfo of here 🤣. They have lost their damn minds.

[@jacksond9309]

Can’t wait to see an update! What about a 1g pico with 20g sump 😂

[@diegopinon5275]

I’m pretty sure you could put some small crustaceans in there.

[@OsoReef]

Regards from México !!! Really nice nano reef. 😀

[@Day_Paints]

You should try the Cobalt EXT inline pump to give the SCWD some more juice. Just to see what happens. lol

[@RickyM47]

Would you be able to keep nudibranch in this?

[@davidmartineziii7343]

I would like to try and grab one of these at Aquashella this year in Orlando ^_^ Really cool to have a proper look at it! Thank you!

[@barcafishing6243]

Hi , what about water change? How often and how much ?

[@ChrisLevine14]

Can you post an update video on the pico? Curious how the corals are doing and if maintenance turned out as low as planned

[@lilflx]

I'm glad to see more and more pico setup! Had a 3gal for years and that was a challenge

[@bluereef9530]

That was great to hear you speak about Scott. Awesome to hear your going to help him out. Thats the true old school of this hobby.

[@respectvibes]

7:00

[@christkallimanis4621]

no nitrate issues. 1 cup water change every day and your done!

[@Silva_loft]

Haha have you seen the house built out of wood made into a fish tank on tiktok

[@freeze6113]

how are your corals todays in this pico tank ?

[@upinthemtns]

I can take that on a road trip!

[@timothyboles6457]

I love these little reef tanks!! I just don't have the experience to get one going

[@lowellbentley]

There is nothing wrong with microbubbles. Lol

[@shirtdirt1874]

Definitely very cool to help Scott back! Good job man!